This paper assesses the local economic impact of pelagic Sargassum seaweed washed ashore in tourism-heavy coastal zones in the Mexican State of Quintana Roo. The study relies on a carefully designed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) dataset of monthly observations from 2016 to 2019 for 157...

Human development, understood as a long-term synergism between technological, physiological and cultural improvements, is a decisive, long-term factor of economic growth. However, it is characterized by intergenerational traps that slow down economic growth. This characterization is useful to...

Following its opening to trade and foreign investment in the mid-1980s, Mexico’s economic growth has been modest at best, particularly in comparison with that of China. Comparing these countries and reviewing the literature, we conclude that the relation between openness and growth is not a...

This paper assesses the local economic impact of pelagic Sargassum seaweed washed ashore in tourism-heavy coastal zones in the Mexican State of Quintana Roo. The study relies on a carefully designed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) dataset of monthly observations from 2016 to 2019 for 157...

Si bien el crecimiento de la productividad en Méxicoha sido prácticamente nulo entre las dos últimasdécadas, eso no implica que no hayan ocurridocambios estructurales relevantes al interior de laeconomía. En este artículo se presenta el análisisa nivel de manufactura regional. En...

This paper discusses the growth slowdown of the Mexican economy during the reform and post reform periods. It addresses four possible factors behind the growth deceleration. First, the role of international trade integration showing that the trade policy reforms of the 1980s and 1990s were in...

La experiencia mexicana es prueba irrefutable de que la apertura comercial no es suficiente para superar los problemas de una economía. Hay tareas igualmente importantes que deben ser acometidas al mismo tiempo. Estas pasan por la apertura al sector privado de actividades reservadas al Estado....

New Economic Geography (NEG) focuses on the question of whether trade leads to a greater concentration of economic activity. Little empirical work has been done on assessing the regional distribution of the impact of trade. Therefore, this paper looks at the regional distribution in Mexico of...

In 1950 Mexico entered an economic takeoff and grew rapidly for more than 30 years. Growth stopped during the crises of 1982-1995, despite major reforms, including liberalization of foreign trade and investment. Since then growth has been modest. We analyze the economic history of Mexico...

Las principales estadísticas oficiales con las que contamos los mexicanos para evaluar el desempeño económico de nuestro país, y el éxito o fracaso de las políticas económicas instrumentadas, contienen errores y sesgos de medición. El meollo está en que, medir correctamente la...